"I haven't told you to sit down yet, but you're already sitting like this," the honeybee quipped. Regina just smiled slightly, then looked at the man in front of her. "I was waiting for you to tell me to sit down, but you didn't even say it. So instead of losing a leg, I'd rather sit down without waiting any longer. Honey Bee gave Regina a round of applause. "You are indeed a very exceptional noble lady, you should have run out before you came into my office." "I've already said that I need you, so why should I do something that can certainly harm me?" Regina brought her face closer, their distance separated only by the desk. "That's right. So what do you want from me, this lowly person?" asked Honey Bee politely. This time, Honey Bee had had enough, afraid that the client would get bored with his arrogant attitude. So he decided to finish what he really wanted to do. What did a woman so beautiful and obviously born into a loving family want in this filthy place? "I want
"Who knows if the Count's wife is being negligent with her own husband," Regina said sarcastically. Regina did not want to call Elizabeth the Countess, she thought it inappropriate to call this cunning woman that. It would make her look rude, so only the Count's wife was mentioned by Regina. "Rude-" Elizabeth's words were cut off by Deptian, who raised his hand. "All of you, get out! You don't seem to have any compassion for the person who is lying sick with this insignificant debate!" Deptian snapped angrily. Deptian's head ached as she listened to the argument between these two women who had once been very close, but now often fought over trivial matters. As for Regina, she didn't realize that she had been so rash lately and now. It was all because of her memories and hatred that made her act rashly without thinking about what might happen in the future. "I'm sorry, Father, Mother. I panicked too much and made a scene because you were fine before I left," Regina said wit
"I sent him to help Uncle Bean, whose son is sick in the next town," Regina said casually. Bean was a close relative of the Deptian Grana, one of the most loyal supporters of the Count's family from the previous generation. Regina did not care at all about Elisabet's angry expression, but she continued to pay attention to what her stepmother was going to do. "You know your father is ill, but why did you send our personal doctor to your uncle? Is your uncle more important than your father right now?" Elizabeth rubbed her face roughly. "I am worried about Father, but since we live near the capital. So I decided to send Doctor Nin to an uncle who lacks a doctor to treat his son." Elisabet growled angrily, but she kept her emotions in check and made her frown normal. She was afraid that the incident of her scolding Regina would reach the ear of the count, since he had already been reprimanded by the man. "Nin is a good doctor, I am sure he will return quickly after curing Uncle's da
"What are you arguing about in front of Father's room?" Regina looked at the two women who were arguing. "It's good you came, Regina. I just wanted to deliver some food to your father, but this servant prevented me from entering," Elizabeth said with dewy eyes. "Mother, please forgive my servant. I asked her to look after Father while he was away, but she made a mistake like this. In return, I will bring you this food." Regina gently patted her stepmother's shoulder. "No need, dear. Let me take it in, you must be tired from coming all the way outside," Elizabeth quickly objected. "It's all right, Mother. You'll be very busy as mistress of this residence anyway, so I'll take care of Father's business," Regina said half insistently. Elizabeth looked uncomfortable, but she did not refuse and instead gave Regina the food she had brought. "Thank you, Mother. I'll pass this food on to you so you don't have to worry," Regina said with a sweet smile. Regina entered the main room where
On a quiet afternoon, Regina did her father's work. Since the count was ill, he couldn't take care of all the work that was piling up. The door was opened roughly and Regina jumped in surprise, almost falling out of her chair if she didn't hold on tight. "Can you knock before you enter?" yelled Regina, unable to contain the anger in her chest. The personal bodyguard looked down, regretting what he had done. "I'm sorry, miss. I'm here to tell you something very important!" "Tell me what?" Regina asked curiously. The bodyguard approached the lady, then lowered his body so he could whisper in Regina's ear. "The doctor has been killed." The bodyguard's whisper made Regina's heart race, and she broke into a cold sweat at the thought of missing him. "Take me there now!" Regina rose roughly from her chair. Ignoring the papers piled on the corner of the table, Regina was very curious about what was going on. She had hidden the doctor, but why did she make him disappear? "Miss, where
Regina was stunned, lost in reverie, when she heard the news of the doctor's death. Her little heart felt guilty, burdened with painful feelings. If Regina had not asked for the doctor's help, the middle-aged man might still be living in peace. In silence, Regina pondered for a moment, her eyes swollen from mourning the doctor's unfortunate fate. With every breath she took, she imagined how different the doctor's life would have been if she hadn't knocked on his door and asked for his help. If time could be turned back, would Regina be able to change this tragic fate? I don't know. Regret was all she felt, creeping into every fiber of her being. "I never thought I'd live to see this, but there's no point in crying over the past now. I must rise, for the sake of the doctor and everyone I love!" Regina decided. Regina sighed heavily and made the decision to return to her home immediately. A feeling of dread gnawed at her, interrupting her thoughts about the possibility that Elisabet
Regina looked at Cellin sharply, piercing her heart like a needle. Cold sweat ran down the butler's forehead. "Why are you sweating?" asked Regina with a suspicious tone and an intimidating look. "I just feel hot." Cellin fanned her face with her hands, trying to hide the nervousness that was setting in. Regina got up from her seat and walked over to Cellin, who looked increasingly agitated. "Are you really not hiding anything from me?" Regina pressed hard on Cellin's shoulder, making the maid feel threatened. "That's right, I'm not hiding anything from the lady." Cellin shook her head quickly, even as her pupils fluttered and her breathing became labored. "Are you beginning to forget your true master? Too long under the protection of the wrong person!" Regina whispered directly into Cellin's ear, making the servant's heart race like a bird trapped in a steel cage. "I have nothing to hide!" stammered Cellin, her body shaking with fear. "Tell me!" scolded Regina, her face flus
A few days later, Mike and Luwes said they had found the person Regina was looking for. They also brought the man to a secluded place in the forest. For Regina wanted to interrogate the man herself. "Who are you?" asked Regina looking at the man who looked shabby, the man's face was full of bluish bruises. "I'm nobody, just an ordinary beggar," the man murmured quietly. "Do not lie! If you were just a beggar, why did you run away when you saw us?" Mike kicked the man hard in the leg. The man winced in pain, shaking and about to cry. "Calm down, Mike. Let me take care of this guy, you just stay and watch." Regina pushed Mike away, and the bodyguard obeyed. "I'm innocent, Miss. Please let me go!" The man bowed with tears in his eyes. Regina smiled faintly as she approached the man who was at her feet. "I'll let you go if you tell me who told you to disguise yourself as my coachman and hide the doctor." "I know nothing!" The man's head shook quickly. "Um, really?" Regina grippe
"Mom?" Regina stared intently at the beautiful woman who looked familiar to her.The woman stretched out her arms, asking for a hug. "Right, this is Mom. Sorry for making you wait so long."Regina immediately rushed into the arms of Lily, the woman who was her mother. Tears continued to flow because she missed her biological mother for a long time."Are you okay so far? I'm so sad to see you suffering from up there." Lily's eyes glazed over at her daughter, looking very sad."Yes, I'm fine now, Mom. So don't worry about me, and rest in peace." Regina tightened her hug to her mother, a warm embrace that she missed so much."Thank goodness you're okay. Mommy will always try to protect you no matter what, so you don't have to feel alone anymore." Lily stroked Regina's hair lightly, as a mother would treat her young child."Don't tell me Mom made me go back in time?" Regina looked up at her mother, and Lily answered with a nod of her head. "So you turned back time to make me come back to
"This is delicious." Regina was very happy to eat the meal that Mira made for her."I'm glad you like it. Eat more." Hertia supported he chin with one hand as he continued to watch he wife."Didn't you have breakfast?" Regina paused her meal, and looked up at her husband, who had been watching her."Just looking at you fills me up, so I don't need breakfast anymore," Hertia replied. Regina immediately responded with bulging eyes."You have to have breakfast! If you don't, I'll stop eating it." Regina pushed the bowl of soup away from her, even though she glanced at it a few times while she ate quickly, but she still held back so that Hertia would join her for breakfast.Hertia smiled at he wife, knowing that Regina still wanted the soup, so he kept looking at it. "Mira, did you cook a lot of soup? I want to eat only that soup because if I eat something else, I'm afraid it will make my wife no longer eager to eat the soup.""There's plenty, Duje. I'll get some more." Mira walked into t
"No, Duke! Let me stay there. Gera doesn't have to come because I'm the guilty one here." Sira held onto the master's legs, hoping he would forgive he.Gera wanted to say something, but she felt tight in the chest from hitting the wall, and it was hard for he to speak."If that's what you want, I won't stop you. Hurry, and pack your things because I don't want to see you before sunrise tomorrow! But if you realize the mistake you made, I will accept you back here, though I won't restore your position." Hertia approached he wife again, ignoring the two man.Sira immediately carried Gera to be treated, and Mira, who saw this, felt sorry for her and chose to help."I hope you learn from this," Mira said as they left.Hertia stroked his wife's stomach, occasionally kissing Regina's forehead gently. With every kiss, he felt regret for not being stricter with her."I'm sorry, Regina. If I had disciplined her properly, maybe you wouldn't have experienced something like this. Oh, I'm sorry! M
"I only said what needed to be said, Auntie. Because no matter what, Duchess would have found out," Sira argued, not wanting to be blamed."Ugh!" Regina cried out while holding her stomach, causing everyone to look at her."I'll get a doctor, Duchess!" Terri immediately ran out to call the doctor.Regina continued to whimper while holding her stomach, where she felt cramps.Mira, and Sira, who were there, approached the woman, trying to ease her pain."I came with the doctor you requested." Terri came by, holding the doctor's hand, and approached the madam.The doctor examined Regina's condition, asking questions that surprised everyone."Please forgive my lack of thoroughness in examining you, Duchess. I only examined the wound on the outside." The doctor bowed his head in guilt."No problem. What happened to me?" Regina looked at the doctor in surprise. She was now very confused as to what illness she was suffering from."You are pregnant, and I think the baby is only two weeks old.
"Tell me, did you plan all this?" Mira snapped at her niece, causing Sira to nod her head slowly. "I don't know what made you do it, but I'm not going to do anything. I just don't know what the Grand Duke will do to you later. I won't protect you, even though I promised Zena, your mother, that I would."Mira left Sira without saying anything else, not caring that the young woman had said she was sorry for what she had done. In Mira's opinion, now that her niece had done something wrong, it could not be forgiven.Of course, the punishment would wait for the Grand Duke, because no matter what, the victim was Regina. Besides, the culprit was Sira, the butler of the residence itself. Mira could not have made the decision alone without the master."You will send a message to the Grand Duke about Duchess condition, but there's no need to go into too much detail about what happened. I will explain it to the lord personally!" Mira ordered the man who usually delivered messages or letters.In
Sira sat limply on the ground, almost buried in thick snow, but Regina was down there instead. Sira, realizing this, immediately got up from her seat to approach the buried mistress."Duchess, can you still hear me?" Sira dug through the snow with both hands, hoping to get Regina out quickly.But unfortunately, it was impossible to get her out alone, especially without using tools. Even if she could, it would take a long time, and Regina would freeze to death.Sira realized she would have to ask for help from people nearby, hoping someone would help her get the mistress out. Running around looking for people, she came across Mira, her aunt."Auntie, help me!" Sira said in a trembling tone."What's wrong? Tell me what happened?" Mira looked at her niece intently, searching for answers."Duchess was buried by a pile of snow that fell from a tree while she was watching the snow fall." Sira pointed to where the mistress was trembling.Mira was shocked but quickly called for someone to hel
Mira shook her head slightly."No problem, Duchess. You're the Duke wife, after all, so there's no way Duke will be angry that you're here," Mira said, reassuring Regina."Then let's eat this dessert together," Regina invited all the maid present with a sweet smile.Not many servers were present; some were busy, and did not like sweet food. Regina couldn't force them; the most important thing was that the maid came to eat with her.Besides, Sira was there; wasn't it the young butler who disliked her too much? So Regina tried to take the woman's heart slowly, like a sweet dish.Sira seemed reluctant to take the dish, but her eyes kept falling on the chocolate dessert next to Regina. It seemed she wanted the dessert but was embarrassed to say so."Sira, this is for you." Regina handed Sira the dessert, knowing she wanted it.Sira looked embarrassed but finally took the dessert with her usual unfriendly face. Her eyes lit up, and she swallowed a few times, trying to consume it in one bi
An older maid came over to Regina, the woman looking at the mistress with a sombre expression. "Duchess, please forgive Sira for her rude behaviour." The woman prostrated herself at Regina's feet."Why do you prostrate yourself at my feet? Please stand up, it's so dirty in here!" Regina helped the middle-aged woman to her feet."My name is Mira; I apologize for my rudeness. But I only ask you not to punish Sira, even though she's like this; she's a good woman, just too childish," Mira said with a glance at Sira, who was still not bothered by the commotion she had caused."Why are you so sure I will punish her? She was just sleeping," Regina asked, staring at Mira intently, her eyes full of curiosity as to why the servant in front of her was so sure she would do that."Forgive me for making such a bold accusation! It's just that I'm very worried about this child, nothing more," Mira replied, looking very worried."No problem, Mira. I understand your concern, but I won't punish her bec
Sira, and Gera laughed in the dining room, not caring that many ears would hear their conversation now. The most important thing was to say they did not like the newly arrived mistress."Hertia, it seems that some of them don't like me," Regina said when they were in the room."Tell me, who dared to do that to you?" Hertia gritted he teeth, a sign that she was holding back anger."Would you do something to him if I told you who it was?" Regina asked her husband a question instead of answering."Of course, I will punish them all; who would dare to do such a thing to a grand duchess?!" Hertia's voice rose, unable to contain the anger in he chest."Sira, the butler who works here!" replied Regina flatly.Hertia's face was shocked, but then sighed heavily. "I'm sorry! I'll reprimand her tomorrow so she won't do anything to you. Her mother never taught her to be impolite, but why is she acting like that?""Don't! Just let her do what she wants as long as it doesn't hurt me; as long as she